Oklahoma Social Studies 3.P.3.2.B

Social Studies3rd GradeSocial Studies Practices

The Standard

3.P.3: Engage in critical, active reading of primary and secondary sources related to social studies concepts.
3.P.3.2: Apply critical reading and thinking skills to interpret, evaluate, and respond to a variety of complex texts and perspectives.

Locate facts (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how) to demonstrate an understanding of key details in a text.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 3.P.3.2

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read a short social studies passage and find details about a person or event. They answer questions using the passage, not guesses.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can name who was involved, what happened, where it happened, and when. They can point to the words that support each answer and find a reason or method when the passage gives one.
Common Misconceptions: Students may answer from what they already know instead of checking the passage. They may confuse where an event happened with where a person lived, or invent a reason the passage does not give.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Read, “In 1903, Orville Wright flew his plane near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to test it.” Write who flew, where he flew, and why, then underline the words that prove each answer.

Lesson moves

Give pairs the exit-ticket sentence and sticky notes labeled who, what, where, when, and why to place above the matching words.
Ask partners, “Which words prove where Orville flew?” Have them point to the sentence before answering.
Make cards labeled person, place, year, and reason; students match each card to words in the Wright flight sentence.
Hand out a library event flyer; students circle the host, place, and date, then add the event to a pretend calendar.

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